Baron Ongley, of Old Warden in the County of Bedford, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland

Peerage of Ireland

The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...

. It was created on 30 July 1776 for Robert Henley-Ongley, Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Bedford

Bedford (UK Parliament constituency)

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 and Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Bedfordshire was a United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency, which elected two Members of Parliament from 1295 until 1885, when it was divided into two constituencies under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885.-History:...

. Born Robert Henley, he assumed the additional surname of Ongley as heir of his great-uncle Sir Samuel Ongley, of Old Warden

Old Warden

Old Warden is a village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, just west of the town of Biggleswade. It has a population of 275. The village grew up under the protection of the Cistercian Wardon or Warden Abbey nearby....

, Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire

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. The barony became extinct on the death of his grandson, the third Baron, on 21 January 1877.

Barons Ongley (1776)

• Robert Henley-Ongley, 1st Baron Ongley (c. 1721–1785)
• Robert Henley-Ongley, 2nd Baron Ongley (1771–1814)
• Robert Henley-Ongley, 3rd Baron Ongley (1803–1877)